Telegram from Gifford Pinchot to Theodore Roosevelt

Subject(s): Lewis, William Draper, 1867-1949, Pinchot, Cornelia Bryce, 1881-1960

Gifford Pinchot notifies Theodore Roosevelt that the speaking schedule cannot be changed. To reduce it, Pinchot says, would give a “most unfortunate impression” and cause “real harm.” However, Roosevelt only needs to speak two or three times a day on the trip; Pinchot and William Draper Lewis can cover the smaller stops as Roosevelt chooses.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1914-10-17

Creator(s)

Pinchot, Gifford, 1865-1946

Recipient

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Publication Date

2017-08-10

Language

English

Period

Post-Presidential Years (1913-January 6, 1919)

Original Collection

Theodore Roosevelt Papers

Repository

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Page Count

2

Production Method

Typed

Record Type

Image

Resource Type

Telegram

Rights

These images are presented through a cooperative effort between the Library of Congress and Dickinson State University. No known restrictions on publication.

Citation

Cite this Record

Chicago:

Telegram from Gifford Pinchot to Theodore Roosevelt. [October 17, 1914?]. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o74299. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Pinchot, Gifford, 1865-1946. Telegram from Gifford Pinchot to Theodore Roosevelt. [17 Oct. 1914?]. Image. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. October 29, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o74299.

APA:

Pinchot, Gifford, 1865-1946.: , [1914, October 17?]. Telegram from Gifford Pinchot to Theodore Roosevelt. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o74299.

Cite this Collection

Chicago:

Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. October 29, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.

APA:

Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.